The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-08
THE MECHANICS Lien LAW
A MODEL BILL IETEtoDUcED NY
SENATOR LsfN.
Where the Opposition Comes From
anu How IL VIII he
overcome.

The State Legislature reconvenes
at N dshville tomorrow morning, and
the Shelby delegation leaves tonight.
Amoug the first matters to be consid-
cred are the Taxiog District budget
and the mechanics lien law bill, in
troduced by Senator Henry j. Lynn.
In conversation with an APPEAL re-
porter yesterday sfternoon, in refer
ence to the latter measure, Mr.. Lynn
said:
"The lien measure will be brought
no as soon az we have disposed' OF the
Taxing District budg1t, and there is
no prospect OF fight over that, as
President Hadden will not be on hand
to button-hole and log roll with the
members. l cannot revert to the con-
ferences held while preparing the
budget without smiling over the
striking similarity between David
and jumping jack when he
learned that the estimate f)r street
paving purposes had been reduced
10 cents, the reduction to be ap-
piled to the school tax and other pur-
poses. OF course l believe in good
streets, but l also believe in support
ing the schools to the utmost, and
when the members asked my opinion
as to the advisability of choppiDg off
8 cents from the street fund and TACK
ing it on to the schools / said all
right, and it went through. Then
Davy jumped up and down, pouut ed
the desks, pulled violently at his
beard and stalked cut As a matter
Of revenge, he started the report that
even my best friends did not know
where to fod me on the question.
"But the mechanics lien bill, l
think, will be the best the Stats ever
had. prepared it after close study
and consultation, and in it propose to
wipe out everything on the subject
now in the statutes. Speaker Ewing
is heartily in favor Of II, and said that
it was his intention to introduce one
himself II no one else took the initia.
tive. Col. William l. Cole, Of this
city, also went up to Nashville before
the recets to work in its behalf, and is
going again. This is an evidence that
those who supply the material to the
mechanics are willing to cooperate in
anything that will promote their in
teTests. The strongest point OF the
whole business is that the opposition
comes almost exclusively from the
country districts. Their Repl esenta.
tives seem to think that anything in
favor Of city mechanics is against
them, and 1t is next TO impossib Bile to
convince them otherwise"
"But is their strength sufficient to
delay, II not ultimately defeat the
measuTeW
"0h, no, they are not quite so unrea-
sonsble or powerful. The Shelby dele
cation has wonderful influence, and
on this particular measure are
harmonious. There ara
also influential members irsm other
districts enlisted in the cause, and
when we all take hand in urging its
passage and pour forth food OF elo.
quencs upor Them, they will hardly
remain obstinate"
At this point gentleman came up
with picture Of David P. Hadden |
sitting astride OF a mule in the wilds
Of Colorado, and the reporter van
ished.
The Shelby Legislators have been at |
home Tor ten days feeling the pulse OF |
their constituents and taking a rest,
and when they get down to Nashville
will settle down TO business with re-
newed energy, without any further
rest until the close of the session.